Operator's Manual

CheckingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
1.Adjustthetirepressureinthe
reartirestospecications;referto
DriveSystemMaintenance(page29).
2.Positiononebladefront-to-rear.MeasureatAand
Blocationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofthebladetips(Figure60).
3.Themowerbladeshouldbea1/4inch(6mm)lower
infrontatAthanintherearatB.Rotatebladesand
repeatforotherblades.Ifitisnotcorrect,proceed
toChangingtheDeckFront-to-RearPitch.
Figure60
ChangingtheMowerDeck
Front-to-RearPitch
Changingthefront-to-rearpitchisdonebyadjustingthe
frontheight-of-cutposts.
1.Tochangethefront-to-rearpitch,thefront
height-of-cutpostscanbeadjusted(
Figure61).
Figure61
1.CasterWheel
4.Jamnut
2.CarrierFrame
5.Balljoint
3.Frontheight-of-cutpins
2.Toraisethefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpinclockwise(
Figure61).
3.Tolowerthefrontofthedeck,loosenjamnutand
rotatethefrontpincounterclockwise(Figure61).
4.Positionthebladesfront-to-rear.MeasureatCand
Dlocations(Figure60)fromalevelsurfacetothe
cuttingedgeoftheblades.
5.Checktheside-to-sidelevelingofthecuttingunit.
6.Tightenthejamnuts(
Figure61).
CheckingtheMowerDeck
Side-to-SideHeight
1.Adjustthereartirepressuretospecications;refer
to
DriveSystemMaintenance(page29).
2.Positionthebladesside-to-side.MeasureatCand
Dlocationsfromalevelsurfacetothecuttingedge
ofbladetips(Figure62).
Figure62
3.ThedifferencebetweenmeasurementsCandD
shouldbenomorethan1/4inch(6mm).
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